Oldest Coin! 1882 French? Please Help!

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French, for sure:LIBERTE EGALITE FRATERNITE.
i'll guess the diameter at 30 mm. If so, it would be a ten centimes coin; struck under the Third Republic of France (1870-1898) . EDIT: All the bronze ten centimes pieces were demonetized in 1935.
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Any tips for cleaning? I thought it was a batting cage token and when I flipped it and saw 1882 I was floored. Oldest coin previous to this was 1909 Wheat. AT Pro is already showin me something.
 

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